Cyber stalking & harassment

Cyber stalking & harassment

Abuse and family violence don’t always come in the form of physical threats or violence. Online behavior by a partner, family member or someone else can also be abusive if it makes you feel scared or unsafe.

Abusive online behaviour can include:

Checking your email or tracking your internet use

Impersonating you or spreading rumours about you

Posting embarrassing, fake or intimate videos, photos or comments about you

Constantly messaging, emailing or texting you in a way that makes you feel intimidated or scared, or

Harassing you on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace or dating/chat/games sites.

If anyone – including a family member, boy/girlfriend or partner – is doing this to you, remember: you don’t have to put up with it.

What to do

Visit SmartSafe for legal guides and case studies, how-to videos and more information on technology-facilitated abuse in Australia

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